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BetterEnd: Before Dawn

An unofficially maintained continuation of BetterEnd for Forge & Fabric 1.20.1, bringing the latest BetterEnd content to Forge alongside bug fixes, compatibility improvements, and expanded End world generation

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Quick answer

Which BetterEnd: Before Dawn release should I use?

Updated 21 days ago
Latest stable file BetterEnd-20.0.13 [1.20.x]
Game version 1.20.1, 1.20
Loader Forge

BetterEnd: Before Dawn BetterEnd-20.0.13 [1.20.x] targets 1.20.1, 1.20 with Forge. The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both. All 2 required mods have matching files.

Where it goes

Is BetterEnd: Before Dawn required on the client, server, or both?

The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.

Client Source doesn’t say
Dedicated server Source doesn’t say
Loader for this release Forge
Required install it here Optional supported, not mandatory Not supported do not install here Source doesn’t say do not assume

The source does not explicitly classify this release as client-only or server-only.

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What else does BetterEnd: Before Dawn BetterEnd-20.0.13 [1.20.x] need?

BetterEnd-20.0.13 [1.20.x]. Change the file and its required mods may change too.

All 2 required mods have matching files

Install WunderLib: Before Dawn, BCLib: Before Dawn first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup.

WunderLib: Before Dawn Needed by BetterEnd: Before Dawn BetterEnd-20.0.13 [1.20.x]
required
Matching file found Matched file: WunderLib-20.0.1 [1.20.1]
BCLib: Before Dawn Needed by BetterEnd: Before Dawn BetterEnd-20.0.13 [1.20.x]
required
Matching file found Matched file: BCLib-20.0.16 [1.20.x]

We only count dependency files that match this setup. A file for another loader does not fill the gap.

Before you install it

Add BetterEnd: Before Dawn without breaking your instance.

Built for BetterEnd: Before Dawn BetterEnd-20.0.13 [1.20.x]. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.

  1. 01

    Stick to this file

    Use BetterEnd-20.0.13 [1.20.x]. It targets 1.20.1, 1.20 with Forge; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.

  2. 02

    Bring the mods it needs

    Install WunderLib: Before Dawn, BCLib: Before Dawn first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup.

  3. 03

    Put it on the correct side

    The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.

  4. 04

    Pick the file you checked

    Use the “Get this file” button beside BetterEnd-20.0.13 [1.20.x]. It opens that exact file at the source.

About this project

What does BetterEnd: Before Dawn add?

BetterEnd (Unofficial Forge & Fabric Port) — Minecraft 1.20.1

This is an unofficial Forge & Fabric 1.20.1 port of Paulev’s Fabric mod “BetterEnd”. It includes new content from official 1.21.8+ fabric versions, various bug fixes and optimizations.

Latest BetterEnd Content on Forge & Fabric 1.20.1

BetterEnd: Before Dawn includes all new content introduced in the latest BetterEnd releases, fully adapted and backported to Minecraft Forge & Fabric 1.20.1.

Included New Content

  • Datapack-customizable loot tables for all BetterEnd mobs
  • Flower Islets biome
  • Waterfall Ponds biome
  • Ruined End Bridges
  • Dragon-Helix trees and Amaranita patches
  • Reworked End lakes and biome-specific shores
  • BetterEnd boats and chest boats
  • End Lotus Raft
  • Chiseled Bookshelves for all End wood types
  • Resonance I & II Hammer Enchantments - mine 3×3×3 and 5×5×5 areas
  • Infusion Ritual recipes for Resonance enchanted books
  • Built-in Infusion Recipe Book
  • Visual construction guides for Infusion Pedestals and Eternal Portals
  • LabPBR specular textures for supported End blocks and furniture
  • New blocks, plants, structures, and world-generation features

Fixes and changes in this Forge & Fabric 1.20.1 port

  • Backport new content from official 1.21.8+ fabric versions

  • Added config to disable biomes, structures and features (for example, crashed ship)

  • Added compatibility with the TerraBlender library and mods that use it (Luminous Nether, Garden of the Dead, Biomes O' Plenty, Oh The Biomes We've Gone, etc.)

  • Partial compatibility with Concurrent Chunk Management Engine (C2ME) (thanks RedCraft86)

  • Only use Bark wood variant for trees (thanks RedCraft86)

  • Improved music system (thanks RedCraft86)

  • Fix/wall plant facing crash (thanks Maeiro and magcicada)

  • [Bug] The armor durability for thallasium and terminite are not working instead its a huge number that doesnt equal what the code says it should (thanks Komodile)

  • [Suggestion] Thallasium is no longer treated as iron in common tags (thanks shadowwing85)

  • [Suggestion] Renamed Dragonfly → Ender Dragonfly (entity + spawn egg) across all locales (thanks

    AcaGamer5)

About BetterEnd

BetterEnd expands and refreshes The End by adding new biomes and enhancing existing ones. Each biome has its own atmosphere, resources, and mobs. The mod also includes custom music, sounds, and effects to make exploration feel alive and interesting.

BetterEnd includes a custom End world generator and custom Central Island structures. With the new generator, End islands can have different shapes, terrain, and heights. Inside islands you can find caves with unique resources.

Features

  • 24+ new biomes (more may be added later)
  • 6 new mobs (with biome variations for some of them)
  • Many new blocks, including 9 wood types and 7 new stone types
  • Many new items, including new food sources, tools, armor, and weapons
  • New mechanics like Infusion Rituals, Anvil Recipes, End tool progression, and others
  • Integrations with other mods (example: 2 new sub-biomes for BYG biomes in 1.16 and some new plants for them)
  • Custom End world generator (configurable) with more possibilities than vanilla
  • Configs for blocks, items, mobs, enchants, and many other things

Support / Issue Reports

This is an unofficial Forge & Fabric port. Please do not report issues to the official BetterX Team’s Discord or the upstream GitHub, as they do not maintain this port.

To report issues, use the GitHub linked below. If any issues arise due to the existence of this port and it affects the upstream community, please contact me directly.

Credits / Attribution

Original mod (Fabric): BetterEnd by Paulev (and contributors).
This project: Unofficial Forge & Fabric 1.20.1 port + fixes (maintained by: Raijin).
Special thanks to the contributors credited above for the reported fixes.

Links

Project description from CurseForge.

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